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By Adrienne Christiane. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Tuesday, September 05th, 2017 18:15:52 PM.

Repetitions without being repetitive. We are all guilty of relying on our favorite tried-and-true drills to work on specific skills. A coach should not lose sight of the importance of continuing to promote skill development but mixing in different drills and small area games with new objectives can go a...

By Adrienne Christiane. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Friday, October 13th, 2017 18:17:06 PM.

A lot of times a forward will deke himself out. He′ll have the goalie beat but he already has his mind made up that he′s going to do something else. He′ll actually fumble it before he can shoot it. Remember make the goalie make the save. Don′t make it easy...

By Adrienne Christiane. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Saturday, November 25th, 2017 18:17:45 PM.

Checking is one of the most demanding skills in hockey and also one of the most overlooked by players coaches and fans. It is probably the least glamorous of all skills but one of the most important when it comes to defensive team play. Checking is a skill designed to...

By Adrienne Christiane. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Tuesday, November 07th, 2017 18:17:29 PM.

The learning doesn't stop on the ice. Over the course of the year we'll bring in guest speakers such as police or firemen military service members or other professionals to talk to our players about things that are not directly related to the Xs and Os of the game. It's...

By Adrienne Christiane. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Sunday, October 22nd, 2017 18:17:23 PM.

Everybody loves to skate with the puck and stickhandle through the opposition defenses on the way to the net. Still it′s much more effective if you let the puck do the work for you. Passing is without a doubt the best way to move the puck....

By Adrienne Christiane. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Wednesday, November 29th, 2017 18:17:51 PM.

The following are guidelines to follow on how to fit a goaltender for equipment. Due to different heights weights playing sizes and brands of equipment goaltenders should see a local expert equipment dealer for proper equipment fitting. Selecting the proper size of equipment is important. Proper development requires that a...

By Adrienne Christiane. Hockey Gear and Equipment. Published at Tuesday, October 17th, 2017 18:17:16 PM.

Blocker. Proper blocker sizing will allow a goaltender to control the face of the blocker. This will lead to better rebound control and protection. Similar to fitting for a glove from the end of the finger channels to the tips of a goaltender's fingers there should be no more than...